Immigration with Hanna Sihvonen

An interview with my mother about her experience immigrating to the United States from Finland

“Boston is one of the most racist cities in America.”

Recorded on Saturday, June 24, 2017. Visual artist, Beau McCall and Laura Greer discuss immigration, growing up in Boston, racism, desegregation school busing programs, socially conscious black music, childhood memories of ice-skating, and more. About "The Conversation" Who gets to...

Immigrating to America

Interviewed by his American wife, Alex, Ed reflects on his choice to emigrate from England, his experiences in America and his aspirations for the future.

Amara Parker and her dad Bernard talk about living in Europe.

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in San Diego, California, Amara Parker (14) and Bernard Parker (44) about his childhood in Texas and his career. Mr. Parker shares his difficulties of living abroad compared to the United States. He...

Conversation with my dad about Cape Verde and moving to America

My dad immigrated to the United States from Cape Verde during his teens. I wanted to get his view on what his life was in Cape Verde compared to what it became once he moved here.

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Sarah Gibson and Patricia Perdomo

Patricia "Patty" Perdomo (62) speaks with her daughter Sarah Gibson (29) about growing up, attending high school in Boston and meeting her future husband eight days after arriving in the USA.

Growing up the daughter of an immigrant

I talked with my mom about her different experiences growing up first generation in America as the daughter of two Irish immigrants.